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Earth Hour this Saturday
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Hey peeps :wave:
Just saw this article in the Guardian about the WWF Earth Hour this Saturday.
This year an astronaut from the International Space Station will be sharing photos of earth and providing live commentary on the event, pretty cool I reckon but then I love anything to do with the ISS
Will any of you be switching off? Are you bothered about reducing your own carbon emissions? What things do you do to try and help the environment in your everyday lives? Or maybe you think it's all a bit futile?
I try to recycle everything I can at home and turn the tap off while I'm brushing my teeth :d
Just saw this article in the Guardian about the WWF Earth Hour this Saturday.
This year an astronaut from the International Space Station will be sharing photos of earth and providing live commentary on the event, pretty cool I reckon but then I love anything to do with the ISS
Will any of you be switching off? Are you bothered about reducing your own carbon emissions? What things do you do to try and help the environment in your everyday lives? Or maybe you think it's all a bit futile?
I try to recycle everything I can at home and turn the tap off while I'm brushing my teeth :d
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I do try and reduce my carbon footprint as much as possible; turning off plug sockets/gadgets when not in use, turning off lights, recycling as much as possible, taking the train instead of the plane to as many places as I can, eating less meat, eating locally sourced produce and from markets because they're less bothered about everything looking uniform, reworking clothes/wearing them until their worn out, taking bags shopping with me... but I do miss being in Germany where everything was a lot more environmentally friendly - we still have a long way to go!
I do get the impression it's all a bit futile though because no-one else seems to care so I wonder why I should. I know some things are lifestyle choices, e.g. taking the train from manchester to frankfurt instead of flying but I get so much stick for it, I do wonder why I bother! I seem to find that when it comes to the environment, no-one wants to live and let live, it's either competitive who can do their best or taking the mickey out of people who are trying to do something.
While I tend to agree that we should all try and do our bit to save water, it's unfortunate that the biggest problem is probably this:
Taken from - http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/jan/03/government-companies-save-water